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Published AP Ballots — 5 Verified Current-Season Polls

Brett McMurphy’s AP Top 25 Ballots

2021 Historical Football Ballots · 15 Available Releases

Week 8 Ballot

Published 2021-10-17

Brett McMurphy 2021 Week 8 Ballot
VoteTeamAP RankDifference
1Georgia1Same
2Alabama4+2
3Oklahoma3Same
4Cincinnati2-2
5Michigan6+1
6Oklahoma State8+2
7Iowa11+4
8Penn State7-1
9Oregon10+1
10Ohio State5-5
11Michigan State9-2
12Kentucky15+3
13Notre Dame13Same
14NC State18+4
15Ole Miss12-3
16Coastal Carolina14-2
17SMU21+4
18Wake Forest16-2
19Texas A&M17-2
20San Diego State22+2
21Auburn19-2
22Purdue25+3
23Pittsburgh23Same
24UTSA24Same
25Baylor20-5

Positive differences mean a higher ranking than the AP result. NR means outside the AP Top 25; it is not treated as a numeric rank.

Ballot Evidence

Two Archives Agree

This recovered ballot agrees with the second archived grid. It remains part of a reconstructed historical dataset.

2021 Ballot History

An unavailable entry means no retained, attributed ballot. It does not establish an absence from the electorate.

PollNo. 1 SelectionBallot
Preseason2021-08-16AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 22021-09-07—Ballot Withheld · Reconstructed team positions
Week 32021-09-12AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 42021-09-19AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 52021-09-26AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 62021-10-03AlabamaOpen Ballot
Week 72021-10-10GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 82021-10-17GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 92021-10-24GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 102021-10-31GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 112021-11-07GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 122021-11-14GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 132021-11-21GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 142021-11-28GeorgiaOpen Ballot
Week 152021-12-05AlabamaOpen Ballot
Final2022-01-11GeorgiaOpen Ballot